動詞 imbibe:

1. take in, also metaphorically
   同義詞：absorb, suck, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
2. take (gas, light or heat) into a solution
   同義詞：assimilate
3. take in liquids
   同義詞：drink
4. receive into the mind and retain

1. I always imbibe fresh air in the woods.
   我經(jīng)常在樹林里呼吸新鮮空氣。
2. Are you imbibing?
   你正在喝酒嗎?

im.bibe

v.（動詞）
im.bibed,im.bib.ing,im.bibes
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To drink.
喝
To absorb or take in as if by drinking:
吸收：象用喝一樣地吸收或吸進(jìn)：
例句：
.The whole body . . . imbibes delight through every pore.(Henry David Thoreau)
.整個身體…用每個毛孔吸收著快樂.(亨利·戴維·梭羅)

To receive and absorb into the mind:
吸收，攝取：接收或吸收到腦中：
例句：
.Gladstone had . . . imbibed a strong prejudice against Americans.(Philip Magnus)
.格蘭特斯通…對美國人已有了很強(qiáng)的偏見.(菲利普·馬格努)

Obsolete To permeate; saturate.
【廢語】 滲透；使浸透
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To drink alcoholic beverages.
飲：喝酒精飲料

來源：
Middle English embiben [to soak up, saturate]
中古英語 embiben [吸收，滲透]
from Latin imbibere [to drink in, imbibe]
源自 拉丁語 imbibere [喝進(jìn)，吸入]
in- [in] * see in- 2
in- [在…里面] *參見 in-2
bibere [to drink] * see pô(i)-
bibere [喝] *參見 pô(i)-

【引伸】
imbib.er
n.（名詞）